Homemade Vanilla Extract

Making vanilla extract at home is a cost-effective way to have superior vanilla
extract for all your baked goods and desserts.

Servings: 152 teaspoons

Author: Rob Finkelstein

Prep Time
5 minutes

Total Time
5 minutes

Dessert Ice Cream

American

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🧂 Ingredients

1 Place vanilla beans into a glass, seal-proof vessel such as a Mason jar. (For
vanilla seeds within your extract, cut open 1 or 2 of the vanilla beans.) If
your beans are longer than your jar, cut the beans in half or in quarters to
ensure that they are fully submerged in the alcohol.
2 Pour alcohol over the vanilla beans, ensuring that they are completely submerged
and covered by the alcohol. (Exposed portions of the beans could mold over
time.)
3 Allow the vanilla beans to infuse into the alcohol for at least 4 months and up
to 12 months. Shaking the jar once per week will decrease the amount of time
needed for a flavorful extract. The extract is done when it tastes like, well,
vanilla!